Lawmakers mixed on Jindal's CenturyLink example

2:53 AM,
May 9, 2013

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Just as they are generally divided about how to handle the state budget, northeastern Louisiana lawmakers' opinions about Gov. Bobby Jindal's use of CenturyLink as a potential budget casualty depended on whether they were in the House or Senate.

Jindal told an audience of northeastern Louisiana residents Tuesday the state will have to default on its commitment to CenturyLink if the House passes its latest budget proposal.

The group had traveled to Baton Rouge as part of Northern Exposure, an annual citizen lobbying caravan coordinated by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce. ...